JohnNord Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 If you are into the Bills or any sports team you’ve probably encountered the occasional clickbait article. Recently, my browser landing page has pointed me to several of these from Heavy.com. It’s a blogging site who covers the Bills beat on a subpage called Heavy on Bills. https://heavy.com/sports/buffalo-bills/ While many of the articles simply regurgitate what already being reported, this site will frequently produce a comedically bad clickbait article about the team. I’m finding 1 or 2 each week. Case and point - there is an article titled: “Bills Head Coach Throws Subtle Shade at Jaguars’ Urban Meyer” What did McDermott say? Simply that we went back to the office after his flight from KC. The author claims that some online speculated it was a shot at Meyer. I don’t think it was and even if people did speculate that why report it? This reeks of desperation. https://heavy.com/sports/buffalo-bills/sean-mcdermott-urban-meyer-twitter/amp/ How about this one from last month: Bills QB lgnored Coach to Throw ‘Unbelievable’ TD to Stefon Diggs The article says nothing about Allen ignoring McDermott and simply echoed one reporters inference of what ‘atta boy’ might mean - which I believe was sarcastic: https://heavy.com/sports/buffalo-bills/josh-allen-touchdown-stefon-diggs/amp/ Here’s one post-Washington: Bills HC Reveals Honest Opinion of Washington QB Taylor Heinicke The inference here is that “honest” is going to be somewhat controversial or at least insightful. All McDermott said was that Heinicke was “a good quarterback.” So honest. LOL https://heavy.com/sports/buffalo-bills/sean-mcdermott-wft-taylor-heinicke/amp/ Here’s the last one: Bills Running Back Could Be on Hot Seat After Coach’s Comments He the author takes conjecture by Jeremy White and runs with it as though it’s a fact. I feel that claiming he’s on the “hot seat” seems like a more of an embellished way of inferring less carries. https://heavy.com/sports/buffalo-bills/bills-devin-singletary-hot-seat/ Just some funny headlines I thought fellow Bills fans might be a kick out of. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 And you even included the clickbait links for us to check out if we want to. How thoughtful. 🤣 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 minute ago, The Wiz said: And you even included the clickbait links for us to check out if we want to. How thoughtful. 🤣 LOL I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t click-baiting the clickbait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Wiz said: And you even included the clickbait links for us to check out if we want to. How thoughtful. 🤣 Very helpful indeed. I wonder if he has any information on car warranties - mine seems to have run out again. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 "Insurance companies hate her for discovering this trick" People who click on that stuff are the dumbest people on the planet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: Very helpful indeed. I wonder if he has any information on car warranties - mine seems to have run out again. I have some folks who can call you...and call you, and call you, and call you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: "Insurance companies hate her for discovering this trick" People who click on that stuff are the dumbest people on the planet. I still am trying to find that vegetable that doctors are begging Americans to throw out. All these click bait purveyors need to prove their claims, or be seated under the Monty Python falling weight. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, TPS said: I have some folks who can call you...and call you, and call you, and call you.... My cousin figured out a great way to get on their "do not call" list. Normally they didn't care about being on this list and would just keep calling. So instead of blowing them off, he decided to listen to them. Let them run through their script, talk about everything and anything related to their product. 30-45mins later, depending on how much he felt like screwing with them, they would ask, "So can we count on you for subscribing/signing up/etc for this?" He would tell them, "No but it sounds like a great product, you can add me to the no call list and let your friends know if they dont want to waste an hour talking to someone that won't sign up" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 This thread was click bait.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Someone spends a lot of time in the internet’s gutters. Can you aggregate bleacher report for us too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Does Two Click Baits make a Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Wow you have to dig very deep to find even the slightest tint in that “shade”. talk about shameless clickbait. Kudos to Heavy on the Bills for getting someone to bite… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, JoPoy88 said: Someone spends a lot of time in the internet’s gutters. Can you aggregate bleacher report for us too? No but how about Bills Wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, JohnNord said: No but how about Bills Wire? Please don’t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, JoPoy88 said: Please don’t Surely you must be a Bradley Gelber fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 man, the media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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